Guatemala

Guatemala overview

Guatemala is in Central America, North America. Its capital is Guatemala. The World Bank counts about 18.7 million people for 2025 on 108,889 km² of surface area.

In the Travle map, Guatemala has 4 neighbours: Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico. From there, 21 countries can be reached by land.

Population, density and language

The World Bank counts 18,687,881 people in Guatemala for 2025, which is 69th of 170 by population. Spread over 108,889 km² of surface area (2024), that is about 172 people per km², 34th of 169 by density.

Rankings compare the entries in Travle's country list that have World Bank data (170 with population, 169 with surface area). Some list entries are territories, so a rank here is not a rank among sovereign states.

CLDR shares are estimates of people who use each language, so they can add up to more than 100%.

How big is Guatemala, really?

With 108,889 km² (2024, land plus inland water), Guatemala is 107th of 169 by surface area and covers 0.08% of the combined area of those entries.

In that ordering, Cuba (109,884 km²) is just larger; Iceland (103,000 km²) just smaller.

Guatemala at a glance

Each figure is sourced in its own section below. "Not available" means no source used on this page has the figure.

Guatemala within Central America

Natural Earth places Guatemala in Central America (UN subregion). Of the 8 entries from Travle's country list in that subregion, Guatemala is 2nd by population and 4th by surface area, with 10.1% of the combined population of those entries.

Entries in Central America from Travle's country list, by World Bank population

Country	Population (2025)	Area km² (2024)
Mexico	131,946,900	1,957,194
Guatemala	18,687,881	108,889
Honduras	11,005,850	112,492
Nicaragua	7,007,502	130,370
El Salvador	6,365,503	21,040
Costa Rica	5,152,950	51,100
Panama	4,571,189	75,320
Belize	422,924	22,966

Sources: World Bank WDI (SP.POP.TOTL, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; subregion from Natural Earth 1:110m. A dash means the World Bank has no figure.

Location, borders and position

Guatemala is in Central America, North America. Its outline in Natural Earth lies in the northern hemisphere and the western hemisphere. Its capital, Guatemala, is at about 14.6° N and 90.5° W.

On land, Natural Earth's boundary data gives Guatemala 4 neighbours; the Travle game map gives it 4.

Sources: Natural Earth 1:110m (outline and capital) and 1:10m boundary lines (neighbours), public domain.

Where Guatemala is on the map

Countries bordering Guatemala

Natural Earth's boundary data and the Travle map agree on these 4 land neighbours. Natural Earth marks part of the line with Belize as disputed and indefinite.

Land neighbours of Guatemala: geographic boundary data compared with the Travle game map

Country	Direction	Land boundary in Natural Earth	Border in Travle
Belize	north-east	Yes (disputed, indefinite segment)	Yes
El Salvador	south-east	Yes	Yes
Honduras	east	Yes	Yes
Mexico	north-west	Yes	Yes

Geographic column: Natural Earth 1:10m Admin-0 boundary lines (land) 5.1.0 (public domain), checked 2026-10-19; Natural Earth shows de facto boundaries and does not settle disputes. Travle column: the game's own border map.

Money and language in Guatemala

Currency

• Quetzal: code GTQ, numeric 320. ISO 4217 lists it for this country only.

Official languages

• Spanish: official in 23 territories in CLDR, including Guatemala.
• 7 more languages have regional official status: cak, Kʼicheʼ, ixl, caa, quv, usp and xin.

CLDR is a technical reference, not a legal text. Laws and constitutions can describe languages differently.

Currency, domain and dialling code

Guatemala codes and abbreviations

Sources: Natural Earth (ISO 3166-1), ISO 4217 list one (SIX), IANA Root Zone Database, ITU E.164 list; linked with dates in the sections above.

Fun facts about Guatemala

• Spanish has official status in 23 territories in Unicode CLDR, Guatemala among them.
• The longest Travle trip from Guatemala takes 7 steps, to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname and Uruguay.
• UNESCO lists 4 World Heritage properties in Guatemala; the earliest inscription dates from 1979.

Each fact is calculated from the sources cited on this page.

How far can you travel from Guatemala in Travle?

Starting from Guatemala and moving one border at a time, this is how many countries in the game's map you reach at each step. Countries that need a sea crossing never appear, because the game only follows land borders.

In total 21 of the 171 other countries in the map can be reached by land. The longest trips take 7 steps and end in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname and Uruguay. The other 150 cannot be reached without crossing the sea (50 in Africa, 46 in Asia, 38 in Europe, 8 in North America, 7 in Oceania, 1 in South America).

Nearby routes from Guatemala

Shortest land routes in the game's map to the countries up to 3 steps away. There can be several routes of the same length; this list shows one. The section above shows how many countries are reachable in total.

• Belize: 1 step (Guatemala → Belize)
• El Salvador: 1 step (Guatemala → El Salvador)
• Honduras: 1 step (Guatemala → Honduras)
• Mexico: 1 step (Guatemala → Mexico)
• Nicaragua: 2 steps (Guatemala → Honduras → Nicaragua)
• United States: 2 steps (Guatemala → Mexico → United States)
• Canada: 3 steps (Guatemala → Mexico → United States → Canada)
• Costa Rica: 3 steps (Guatemala → Honduras → Nicaragua → Costa Rica)

World Heritage in Guatemala

UNESCO lists 4 World Heritage properties in Guatemala: 3 cultural and 1 mixed. The first 2 were inscribed in 1979.

• Antigua Guatemala (cultural, inscribed 1979)
• Tikal National Park (mixed, inscribed 1979)
• Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (cultural, inscribed 1981)
• National Archaeological Park Tak’alik Ab’aj (cultural, inscribed 2023)

Source: UNESCO World Heritage List (XML feed); checked 2026-10-19. Names as listed by UNESCO; descriptions on this page are our own.

Guatemala — frequently asked questions

What is the capital of Guatemala?

Guatemala.

Which countries border Guatemala?

On land, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico, according to Natural Earth's boundary data. The Travle map uses the same neighbours.

What currency and language does Guatemala use?

The currency is the Quetzal (GTQ). Unicode CLDR gives Spanish official status.

How far can you travel from Guatemala in Travle?

Following land borders only, 21 countries are reachable. The farthest need 7 steps: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname and Uruguay.

How many people live in Guatemala?

The World Bank counts 18,687,881 people for 2025.

How big is Guatemala?

108,889 km² of surface area (2024), according to the World Bank.

What is the dialling code and internet domain of Guatemala?

The international dialling code is +502 and the country-code domain is .gt.

What time zone does Guatemala use?

UTC-06:00 all year (2026).

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